Chapter 28 Going Home for the New Year

Anshi is located in the northwest of China. It starts snowing in winter. Everywhere is covered with silver and snow. In winter, people go out wearing fur hats, large flowered jackets on the outside, and several layers of wrapping inside.

There was not much work to do in the fields in winter, so the Liu family simply let Luo Yue move to the Liu family to spend the winter. Otherwise, with his small body, he would get sick sooner or later if he had to run back and forth to the Liu family for meals every day.

Shuxin has supernatural powers, so she doesn't feel how cold the winter is, but her partner is weak and may have a hard time with it. It's a good opportunity for me to buy some nutritional supplements when I go to Shanghai. The ones I bought last time are almost finished, so I want to replenish my stock.

There was snow and ice in Xinyang County, but they followed the train south. The further south they went, the warmer it became. They didn't even need to wear cotton jackets when they arrived in Shanghai.

This was also an unexpected surprise for the workers following the vehicle. Even in winter, they became more active at work, but not as enthusiastic as in previous years.

Shuxin first went to the black market to find a partner to sell the goods she had. The Chinese New Year was less than a month away, and she had to make more money while the business was good.

The Shanghai market has already had the flavor of the New Year, and there are many more people in the shopping malls than usual. This time she has to prepare all the New Year's goods, otherwise the next time she comes it will be a few days before the New Year, and she won't be able to squeeze in with the large group of women.

Buy some malted milk and milk powder. Everyone wants to wear new clothes during the New Year, so buy more fabrics and some fruits and snacks.

When Shuxin returned to the station, she was covered in stuff. No one said anything to her. Everyone was the same. It was almost New Year, and the leaders turned a blind eye. Even she herself bought some secretly.

The Chinese New Year was soon here, and Shuxin and her friends had just caught the last train before the New Year. This was the first year of the train's operation, and although the trains still ran, people could choose to rest and not catch the train, but there had to be one person in each carriage.

However, the substitute personnel for station training have already arrived, so Shuxin's rest will not affect the train operation. She will go to work as usual and her salary will be doubled. Those who are on vacation naturally will not receive any salary, so this year Shuxin will have a 15-day holiday for the Chinese New Year.

After class, Shuxin rode her bike home directly. She will bring Luo Yue to visit Huang's family tomorrow to wish them a happy new year. She had previously told Huang Yao that she had a boyfriend, and everyone in the Huang family knew about it. Huang's parents asked Shuxin to bring someone to their house to take a look during the New Year.

It started snowing on the way, and when Shuxin got home, Luo Yue quickly took off Shuxin's clothes that were covered with snow and changed her into a warm cotton jacket that was warmed by the fire. He then turned around and took out the roasted sweet potatoes from the fire and handed them to Shuxin, letting her eat them to warm herself up.

Although Shuxin was not cold, she felt very comfortable seeing her boyfriend running around for her. The Liu family watched Luo Yue taking care of things but did not intervene, letting 놛 perform. At the beginning, they wanted to lend a hand, but later, when they saw that 놛 took care of things more attentively than they did, they stopped caring.

Shuxin sat in front of the fire and warmed herself while the women of the Liu family went into the kitchen to prepare dinner. Luo Yue also went in to learn how to cook. Shuxin thought that after they got married, they would live alone, so she didn't stop Luo Yue from learning.

Luo Yue thought that after the spring, he and Xinxin would get married, and there would be only the two of them at home. Xinxin could cook but didn't come home often, so he had to learn how to cook. Otherwise, it would be unrealistic for him to come to the Liu family for meals every day. He was spoiled but not stupid. He couldn't see the reality clearly. Now that there were no servants to order him around, he had to do it himself.

I have learned cooking in the Hou Mansion before, but at that time I was a noble man, and if I wanted to marry, I would choose a family of equal status, so I didn't need to cook by myself, I just had to give orders.

So there is theoretical knowledge about cooking, but it is just a matter of practice. Someone who considers himself a skilled cook naturally lives up to this term. Mother Liu taught him once in person, and he learned it right away.

When the meal was served in the evening, he even placed the stir-fried vegetables made by 놛 in front of 놇 Shuxin, waiting for her comments. Shuxin picked up the vegetables from the plate and put them into the 껙꿗. It tasted really good, much better than what most people cook.

"Not bad, Yueyue's first time performance is almost as good as grandma's."

"Really? Then learn more from grandma and I'll make it specially for you, okay?"

"Okay, then it will be more difficult."

With Shuxin's approval, Luo Yue enthusiastically followed the women of the Liu family to prepare the new year's eve dinner. In a short period of time, he surpassed his teacher and his cooking skills surpassed Grandma Liu, firmly establishing himself as the number one chef in the Liu family.

But before that, Shuxin took Luo Yue into the city to visit the Huang family to wish them a happy new year.

Shuxin is not afraid of the cold, but Luo Yue's delicate body cannot stand the cold. Luo Yue wrapped himself in the military coat that Shuxin bought specially for him, and wore an autumn sweater and autumn trousers inside. It's obviously a very bulky outfit, but Luo Yue looks like a chubby and warm puppy in it.

After being with Shuxin, she ate and drank well, and didn't have to work, but she managed to develop her frail body into the pampered look she has today. Her face was rosy and shiny, her skin was white without any pores, and she looked more radiant than when she came to Liulin Brigade.

When we arrived at Huang's house, we found that only Aunt Huang and Huang Hao were home. Huang Yao and Huang's father were both at work, and they would not have a holiday until the day after tomorrow, New Year's Eve. After Shuxin and the other two talked to Aunt Huang and played with little Huang Hao, Huang Yao and her father came back from work.

Shuxin had found an opportunity to tell Huang Yao before that she would come to the Huang family to pay New Year's greetings today, so the two of them also took time to come back for dinner.

When everyone in the Huang family saw Shuxin's boyfriend, they were secretly surprised. They always thought that Shuxin would find a man who was stronger than her and could subdue her, but after looking at Luo Yue today, it was completely different from what they thought.

He did subdue Shuxin, but he didn't use force. If you look closely, you can see that she looks delicate and weak, more feminine than a woman. She looks like a pampered young wife.

When Luo Yue was at the Luo family before, he always pretended to be taciturn and was not discovered, which shows that Luo Yue is quite good at pretending. But now he is not willing to deliberately disguise himself and pretend to be a man in this world.

Now I have found a lifelong partner who doesn't despise me. Unlike most men in this world, as long as Shuxin doesn't mind, other people's opinions don't matter to me.

The Huang family also respected Shuxin's choice and treated Luo Yue warmly. No one commented on her different style. After getting to know 떘, I found that apart from 놛's contrasting appearance, he is quite likable. After a short while, 놛 became familiar with the Huang family. It can be seen that 놛 is also quite good at coaxing people, otherwise the Liu family's attitude towards 놛 would not have become better and better.

After leaving Huang's house, Shuxin took Luo Yue to visit the supply and marketing cooperative. To be honest, Luo Yue had rarely been to the county town since he came to the township. When 놛 first came and Shuxin didn't have her help, 놛 would use the money he had to go to the commune to eat good food and exchange it for fine grains from the villagers.

But since he started dating Shuxin, he no longer has to worry about food, nor does he have to worry about endless work to do every day. He only needs to be happy every day.

I am not the kind of person who likes to travel around, so I haven’t been to this county town for almost half a year.

The things in the supply and marketing cooperative were definitely not as good as what Shuxin brought back from Shanghai, but they still picked out some candies to treat relatives and friends, and kept the good things brought back from Shanghai for their own consumption.

Recently, every household in the village is filled with delicious food. People are everywhere cooking meat, snacks and fruits. The children are very happy and are visiting each other everywhere with laughter.

Shuxin of the Liu family was responsible for eating. No one asked Shuxin to do anything, and she was happy to be free and relaxed.

On New Year's Eve, there were ten dishes on the Liu family's table, symbolizing perfection, with chicken, duck, fish and meat included.

After dinner, the Liu family happily stayed up on the kang to celebrate the New Year. The eldest and second brothers of the Liu family invited Shuxin and Luo Yue to play cards together, and the adults of the Liu family chatted.

"Crackle, crackle" At twelve o'clock in the night, I don't know which family in the village started setting off firecrackers, and the sound of firecrackers continued. The Liu family also started the first firecracker of the new year.

New Year is here!